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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1934.

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Fortnight At Cannes

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HIGHWAY WORK IN BRITAIN

£400,000 Grant For Bridge Improvements

London, To-day.

BRITISH SHIPPING SCHEME OPPOSED

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London, To-day.

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of Commons yesterday, that an ad-and to organise a new Trans-At- They will leave England to-ditional provision of £500,000 will lantic service at cheap rates, was morrow, and will stay at Cannes be made available out of the Road again raised in the House of Com- for about a fortnight.: The Foreign Fund, for grants to a scheme for mons yesterday.

the reconstruction of weak bridges, The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary will pass through Paris..

Although he will be in the French and for other urgent improvements Mr. Neville Chamberlain, replying capital for only a few hours, he with which the highway authorities to a question, said he refused to hopes to have an opportunity of are ready to proceed with. im-reconsider his decision to dis- courage the necessary capital is- seeing the French Premier and the mediately.

The grants, at a rate of 75 per sue with which to finance. this Foreign Minister, M. Flandin and M. Laval, respectively. British eent. towards 25 bridge schemes, is project. Wireless Service.

estimated to cost about £100,000. He said that the recent revision of the scheme by the promoters thia being issued at once,

These are additional to about 80 did not alter the fact that it INCREASED COAL PRODUCTION schemes for reconstructing weak would revive an uneconomic com- bridges, or replacing level crossings petition to the prejudice of British New York, today.-Eastern rail-at a total cost of £670,000, which interests in the. North Atlantic road carloading are making the the Transport Minister Mr. Hone trade. British Wireless Service. best comparative showing since Belisha, has already approved of early spring, reflecting an incretis-during the year.

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